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| | The Elusive Field of Court Stenographers |
 | | Marine Corps stenographers are called on to make verbatim or summarized transcripts of general and special court martial, board of inquiry, Article 32 pretrial investigations, [Manual of the Judge Advocate General] investigation interviews, officer non-judicial punishment hearings, equal opportunity employment hearings and the occasional wiretap, according to Evans. |
 | | The life of a court stenographer on a daily basis consists of typing in a unique shorthand method using state-of-the-art equipment while in the courtroom and later transcribing it to written records, according to Sgt. Marcella Mejia, a court stenographer with Service Co., Headquarters and Service Bn., 2nd FSSG. |
 | | Becoming a stenographer requires that a Marine must be a corporal or sergeant at the end of their first enlistment, have a general technical score of 110 or higher, should be able to type 60 words-per-minute, have a high school or general education diploma and must graduate from the school. |
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